This query prompts for a Key Individual and lists FactsFacts are one of the key concepts at the heart of Family Historian; they are how you record the things that happened to, or described, each ancestor (Individual). (Events and AttributesEvents are things that happened to an Individual and Attributes are things that described them.) relevant to that person’s life.
The exact set of Facts listed is determined by the Timeline Facts settings in the Tools > Preferences > General tab, plus the Facts within Individual recordsEvery person in your tree will have a single Individual Record, which holds all the information about that individual that you have entered. You can view and edit Individual records in the Property Box Dialogue. in a chosen Timeline Named ListNamed Lists are a way in FH to group related items — which can be records of any type(s) — so that you can easily find them to work with..
This is one of a series of seven similar QueriesQuerying is a very powerful feature that allows you to specify and save criteria for identifying a set of records of a given record type. (1 standard Query and 6 Custom Queries) that produce a range of different Timeline results. An explanation of all seven can be found at Timeline Facts – Overview
The Query excludes any Fact dated 1 year earlier than earliest birth date or 1 year later than latest death date of the Key Individual, but the Rows filter values of -1 and 1 can be changed if a wider range is desired.
Enhancement required for Historical Facts to match this screenshot
While the Query will work with standard Facts, the results set for those Historical Facts will not look exactly like the screenshotA screenshot is an image showing exactly what you are seeing on your PC screen. You can use the free Windows Snipping Tool / Windows Snip and Sketch; on a Mac use CMD Shift 4 to capture screen-shots; all are below. In order to display the historical facts in that same style, it is suggested that a special Custom Individual Attribute should be used. So use Tools > Fact Types follwed by the New button to create an attribute named Historical Fact with a Sentence TemplateSentences are used in conjunction with Fact Sets to produce Narrative Reports; their templates are highly customisable. such as {value} {place}< at {address}> {age} and its Normal Time Frame set to None.
The Query also relies on a Named List of Individual records that are unrelated to the Key Individual. They may be just acquaintances, or significant historical figures such as monarchs, or a collection of historical facts, which could have special names such as Colonial Wars /! Historical Facts/.
- Each special fact is prefixed with an asterisk.
- The age displayed is the age (if any) of the historical fact
Download: Individual Timeline plus Historical Facts
